My Favorite 31 Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Albums of the 1970's- Pick #23
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Great Pick Pete !! I had Hotter Than Hell at #27 !!! Saw them in ‘74…They looked great in those early costumes !! So much energy live !!!
My pick today BTO ‘Not Fragile’. My sister had this album, now I’ve got her copy! Love early Kiss! They were popular from the first album in my area.
Hi resistor. Excellent choice
My number 23, Kiss, LOVE GUN, my introduction to the band at 9yrs old. I was blown away!
Aside from.the cover of then she kissed me imo it's a perfect album
My. No. 23 is Rocks by Aerosmith. One of the most appropriately titled albums ever in terms of its content because that's exactly what the music contained within does. Toys In The Attic, it's predecessor put Aerosmith into the big league (in the US at least) and deservedly so as its a great album too, but I like Rocks even more. Just one of the grooviest sassiest sounding hard rock albums ever made. The combination (pun intended) of Perry and Whitford's guitars with one of the funkiest groove laden rhythm sections in heavy rock and Tyler's rnb tinged vocals is just so compelling. A series of great songs, Back In The Saddle, Rats In The Cellar, Combination, Get The Lead Out, Sick As A Dog and Best of all, Lick and A Promise, make this just one grwat rocknroll joyride from beginning to end.
Other honourable mentions from Aerosmith are the aforementioned Toys In The Attic, Get Your Wings, Draw The Line and Night In The Ruts oh and yes, I do quite like the debut too.
24 Queen Queen
25 Portrait of The Artist etc Ram Jam
26 E Pluribus Funk Grand Funk Railroad
27 Secret Treaties BOC
28 Ridin' High Moxy
29 Look At Yourself Uriah Heep
30 Hello Status Quo
31 2112 Rush
Hi Jerry. Excellent article and list
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks again, Melanie.
Hey Jerry. With this series, when listening to all these 70's albums, it's been taking me back to those good old days. When this album came out in the spring of 1976, I took one mathematics college class in the summer because I wanted it out of the way before I started my Sophomore year. I commuted 25 miles three days a week for that class. "Rocks" was the album that I just bought and was the listen for that commute almost every time. I can't hear it without thinking about that drive.
Hey Jerry. Great write-up, great pick and great list. I couldn't agree with you more about Rocks. I've got it coming up later on my list.
@@christophercoles4401 Thanks Chris. Once again you and I are on the same page when it comes to music appreciation. 👍
Queen. Shear Heart Attack. The first LP I owned by Queen. Love it. Multi-talented band.
Hi ace. Excellent choice
Love it great pick! 🤘🏻my second favorite from Queen. Killer song
Stone Cold Crazy! So heavy for 74
9. Van Halen
1. Saxon
2. Scorpions - Taken By Force
3. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on Your Friends
4. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
5. Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
6. Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets
8. Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Hi Kamran. Excellent choice and list
Kiss Alive, one of my first albums ever bought. Still listening decades later. HTH probably their best studio release.
23. Uriah Heep - Demons and wizards.
Absolutely love that album. It hard but little progressive too.
And I'm a Kiss-fan so good choice. There may be some Kiss later in the month from me
Hotter Than Hell was my first Kiss purchase!
No matter what it turned into,70’s Kiss will always have a nostalgic place in my heart.
“I’m 93…you’re 16!” Classic Gene! 🤘😆
Ya apparently did think about 16 year old girls often……
Christine Sixteen 😝
23) Deep Purple - Machine Head
Could be ranked higher. Absolute classic. Not a big fan of some of the deep cuts and SOTW has been overplayed. Probably why I have it ranked here.
24) Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
25) Van Halen - Van Halen II
26) Triumph - Just a Game
27) Montrose - Montrose
28) AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
29) Bad Company - Straight Shooter
30) Rush - Rush
31) Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
Hi TABL. Excellent choice
Excellent choice, TABL.
23. Van Halen - II
24. Motörhead - Overkill
25. Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
26. Queen - News of the World
27. Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
28. Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
29. Montrose - Montrose
30. Motörhead - Bomber
31. Ace Frehley - Ace Frehley
Favorite tracks: Light Up The Sky, Dance The NIght Away, Somebody Get Me a Doctor, Spanish Fly/D.O.A
Hi Tom. Excellent choice and list
VH I for me today, this is one is also epic... There mind be even more advancements on guitar on the second one
#23
Rainbow-Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll (1978)
If your album has Gates of Babylon, Kill the King, The Shed and sensitive to light, you know it’s damn good. Ronnie’s last outing with Rainbow is great.
#23 Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties (1974)
An album full of haunting and mysterious tracks like "Subhuman", "Astronomy", "Dominance and Submission", "Cagey Cretins" and "Harvester of Eyes" that are among the best of BOC.
31 Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Albums of the 1970's
#23 Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties (1974)
#24 Rainbow - Rising (1976)
#25 The Runaways - The Runaways (1976)
#26 Thin Lizzy - Black Rose (1979)
#27) Nazareth - Hair of the dog (1975)
#28 Heart - Little Queen (1977)
#29 Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
#30 Aeroblus - Aeroblus (1977)
#31 KISS - Destroyer
#23 Studio album: Rush "2112" (1976)
Live album: Cheap Trick "At Budokan" (1978)
KISS: Debut...Strutter..Cold Gin...Deuce...Black Diamond...album cover is so cool too!!!!
Excellent pick gazn.
Hey gazn, great pick!. I saw them in 74 when they were completely unknown and as you can imagine, they left quite an impression.
@@charliecasey5425 I'll bet! Great memory to have! I've seen them 6 times starting in the early 80's. Loved em all😁
#23- Aerosmith Toys in the Attic, 1975
Album has a couple of their biggest hits but some of the other tracks are among my favorites. Adam's Apple, Round and Round, No More No More are great and I love You See Me Crying as much as any of them. My favorite Aerosmith album.
23. Deep Purple - Machine Head
24. Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards
25. Mountain - Climbing!
26. Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
27. Van Halen - Van Halen
28. Nazareth - Razamanaz
29. Saxon - Saxon
30. Kiss - Destroyer
31. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Day 23. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres (1973)
Favorited tracks : Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, Waiting for the Bus, Move Me on Down the Line, La Grange.
24. Legend - From the Fjords
25. Kiss - Kiss
26. Budgie - Budgie
27. Night Sun - Night Sun
28. Jerusalem - Jerusalem
29. Jeronimo - Jeronimo
30. UFO - Phenomenon
31. Scorpions - Taken by Force
My pick for today: AC/DC-Powerage.
My all time fave AC/DC studio album, coming up on my list in a few weeks time. Great choice.
@@jerryattwooll4864 Thanks Jerry.
Hi Rick. Excellent choice
@@melaniethurber5117 Hi Melanie, and thanks.
My choice for July 9th is Boston's self-titled debut LP. I remember when this album came out in my final high school years, and I flipped- I was a huge fan of prog and hard rock, and this album seemed to cover those bases, but it also had a pop sensibility. By that stage of my teenagedom, I was no longer a huge pop fan, but the combination was very appealing. It was heavy enough to really get into from a teenage rock-head perspective, but it had that commerciality that your kid sister or your parents could enjoy. My two ultimate favorite songs are the two proggy ones: "Smokin'"(I used to play that song in my band and actually was able to do the keyboard solo) and "Foreplay/Long Time," but every other song on this album is phenomenal- there are no bad songs!
Hotter Than Hell is tied with the debut for my favorite KISS album. Brilliant stuff.
My #23 is Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
My day 23 pick Rush Self titled 1974. One of the great debuts in hard rock history although Rush would become more of a prog band this is a straight hard rock classic.
#23: Scorpions, Taken By Force, Uli's Last.
This 8Trak was the one our neophyte BAND wore out in 79-80. Sails of Charon inshredible!
I love ALL of their first 8 or so ALbums.
Special mention: First ALbum, Lonesome Crow, when Michael Schenker was 16!
My pick for the day, plus I reworked my list to add Montrose, can’t believe I forgot to save a spot for them!
23. Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself - an outstanding molten slab of Hammond-soaked proto-metal, this just nosed out Demons and Wizards on my list.
24. Nazareth - Loud ‘N Proud
25. Ted Nugent - solo debut
26. Styx - Pieces of Eight
27. Montrose - debut album - a fresh take on ballsy barroom hard rock with a young Sammy Hagar.
28. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
29. Humble Pie - Rock On
30. Captain Beyond
31. Budgie - In For the Kill
Great pick, I had that Uriah Heep album myself a few days ago. I have a few of your other picks on my list as well. So great list too. Montrose coming on mine, close to the end of the month.
#23: Van Halen- Van Halen II. The second studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Trying to live up to a mega classic debut is not an easy task, but Van Halen made another rock classic with their sophomore release. A very solid album front to back. Not a clunker on the entire album. Edward Van Halen really shines on this album. I picked four of my favorite cuts on here, but love them all. Bottoms Up, Beautiful Girls, D.O.A. and Somebody Get Me A Doctor.
Hi Howard. Excellent choice and article
Nice pick Howard. I was never really all that into Van Halen II, but seeing so many people on SoT, including Pete, talking so glowingly about the record has caused me to reconsider it.
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Melanie.
@@christophercoles4401 I get that , I mean I hear that a lot. It’s not everyone’s favorite. I do like the debut a lot more, but still play this one quite often.
Excellent choice, Howard. I have Van Halen on my list, but a different album.
#23-Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo!.
That one is my Kiss favorite album along with Love Gun. And for this month i decided to pick 3 live albums from 3 different artists: Pat Travers Band, Ted Nugent and i am going for Slade Alive! in a few days because those ones are really my favorites from those artists, the live ones. It happens that way ..anyway they are not greatest hits albums or the Best of so...
23. Deep Purple : Burn (1974) Saw Deep Purple with Tommy Bolin back in the day. Great show!
24. Thin Lizzy : Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
25. Led Zeppelin : Presence (1976)
26. UFO : No Heavy Petting (1976)
27. Nazareth : Loud 'n' Proud (1973)
28. Outlaws : Bring it Back Alive (1978)
29. Trapeze : Medusa (1970)
30. Budgie : Bandolier (1975)
31. Bang : Bang (1972)
Hi gare. Excellent choice and list
Montrose self titled 1973, great hard rock album!
Hi maxime. Excellent choice
Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend - June 1973
Another classic Budgie album, my favourite tracks are "In the Grip of a tyrefitter's Hand" "You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk" "Breadfan" and the epic "Parents"
My pick today is Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
We're having a Grand Funk Railroad weekend with today's selection of their 1970 release, "Closer to Home." This features the lengthy track "I'm Your Captain".
Hi Ross. Awesome choice.
@@melaniethurber5117 thanks. GFR did a "live" after 1971 which is awesome
@@rosshageman951 I have a couple of there albums on my list.
Pick 23
Kiss. Kiss . Good album. It has two of my favorite Kiss songs in strutter and black diamond.
Great pick Pete. I never really considered myself much of a KISS fan back in the day, but when I think about it, I've always liked a lot of their music and I was always a big fan of KISS Alive! .
Yeah I was out on them until hearing a station would play them and almost every time it would be something off Alive! and I had to recalibrate. Quality songs and the excitement is palpable.
Hi Chris. I’ve never liked Kiss.
@@melaniethurber5117 Hey Melanie. Lots of people don't. When I was in high school, about half the people absolutely hated them.
@@ykmgeedee The story is about the same for me.
My recap for this month's picks:
23. Van Halen- S/T (1978)
24. ZZ Top- Tres Hombres
25. April Wine- First Glance
26. Deep Purple- In Rock
27. Blue Öyster Cult- S/T (1972)
28. Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic
29. Uriah Heep- Salisbury
30. Black Sabbath- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
31. James Gang- Rides Again
Today's pick - Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Live Rust" 1979 Great acoustic set followed by non stop hard rock by Neil and his great rythym section!
Great pick Robert. One of my all time favorite live albums.
Hi Robert. Excellent choice
Fun movie as well.
@@richardmay8153 The movie was very cool. I saw Neil on that tour and they did a great job of filming the show without ever being intrusive.
Hi Pete. I am not the biggest fan of Kiss but I know you would be picking it. Here is my pick for day 23.
Day 23 - Van Halen - Van Halen
My day 9, #23 1970s hard rock and heavy metal album is Journey - Infinity.
Hi Sal! Love Infinity!:)
Great pick. In my opinion, Neal Schon's shining moment. The solos are short but spectacular. Classic album from start to finish.
Today's pick is Thin Lizzy "Live and Dangerous"
Live albums in the 70's were essential,as this album demonstrates.Yet,at the time,we thought these bands would stay together forever and always put out a classic album. Such was not the case,which makes "Live and Dangerous" a diamond to hold onto!
The classic songs
The classic line-up
Performed at the level to rival the studio editions or above!
I love this album, prime Lizzy, Kevin!!!❤❤
Hey Kevin, great pick! One of the greatest live albums of the 70s.
@@ianmcfarlane2288 Thanks Ian!
@@charliecasey5425 Thanks Charlie!
Hi Kevin L. Awesome choice and article
Love every song on Hotter than Hell, other than the title track.
Goin' Blind, Parasite, Watchin' You are all in my top 10 Kiss songs, with Got to Choose and Strange Ways not far behind.
Bomber-Motorhead is my pick today.
Bomber and Dead men tell no tales are two of my favourite ever motorhead tracks.
Scorpions - Lovedrive (Michael Schenker, one of a handful of 70s guitar icons that shines with 2 different bands that decade, along with Blackmore and J Walsh.)
Love it!!!!!:)
Thank you, Pete for your great pick.
All the damn time.
My Day 23 pick:
Black Sabbath - 4
🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁
Life is better with music.
Day 23: Thin Lizzy - Johnny the Fox
Day 24: Magnum - Kingdom of Madness
Day 25: Uriah Heep - Sweet Freedom
Day 26: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Day 27: Rainbow - Down to Earth
Day 28: Led Zeppelin - Presence
Day 29: Nazareth - Loud and Proud
Day 30: Deep Purple - In Rock
Day 31: Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
Johnny the Fox is my favorite TL album. That will be one of my picks soon.
This should have been bigger than Jailbreak in my opinion
Hi my pick for Day 10 Trapeze Medusa Trapeze is a band who's members went on to other great bands such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Judas Priest and Whitesnake. However this album was their second and first to have Glen Hughes vocals on, it influenced a number of follow on bands yet gets very little recognition for that fact, one such band was Cirith Ungol who formed in 1971 but did not release any albums till the 80s and they have sighted "Jury" as the inspiration for the Epic Doom sound of their album King of the Dead. Stand out tracks for me are Black Clouds, Jury, and the title track
Hey richard. I tried to pick up this album a few times over the past couple of years. The price for this album is fairly steep, so I keep looking.
@@andymudrock322I Andy agree there are several album s I would like but they are asking still money. Keep looking and one day maybe
Great pick Mordrid. I've got it coming up on my list as well.
Excellent pick Mordrid! I love that album. You'll be seeing it soon in my picks too.
@@christophercoles4401 Cheers Chris well worth anyone’s list from tomorrow I move into the albums by the more popular bands
Great pick, Pete.
#23 Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
#24 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band
#25 Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
#26 Bad Company - Bad Company
#27 UFO - Lights Out
#28 Kiss - Destroyer
#29 Rush - Fly by Night
#30 AC⚡DC - High Voltage
#31 The Runaways - The Runaways
Hi Debbie. Awesome choice and list. I have this one on my list also.
Good pick Debbie.
@@melaniethurber5117Thank you, Melanie. Great minds.
@@howardmackenzie4365Thank you Howard.
hey great pick, we have the same band today💜💜
#23 Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog
I was a dedicated KISS freak as a teenager. Then they lost me with Destroyer. Hotter Then Hell is the only one I can still listen to. Very cool cover.
Hi monte. Excellent choice
Hi Pete. Dave here. My pick today is MARQUEE MOON by TELEVISION from 1977. One of the pioneering bands who were developing alt rock and new wave out of the punk movement. And in their twin guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd they created a real hard rock sound with heavy riffing and longer solos. Favourite tracks See No Evil, Prove It and the 10 minute title track.
The live version of "Little Johnny Jewel" rocks too! Television was great.
Dave, this is a magnificent choice, Verlaine and Lloyd's circular guitar riffs are awesome.❤❤
@@SD9xcp311x You're right. I've seen them play it live.
@@ianmcfarlane2288 Thanks, Ian.
@@gaiaeternal5131Nice pick ! Marquee Moon is an amazing song !!
23. Motorhead - Bomber (1979)
24. Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation (1973)
25. Nazareth - No Mean City (1979)
26. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties (1974)
27. Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy (1976)
28. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
29. Kiss - Dynasty (1979)
30. Rush - Fly By Night (1975)
31. Scorpions - Virgin Killer (1976)
My choice for July 9th is Boston's self-titled debut LP. I remember when this album came out in my final high school years, and I flipped- I was a huge fan of prog and hard rock, and this album seemed to cover those bases, but it also had a pop sensibility. By that stage of my teenagedom, I was no longer a huge pop fan, but the combination was very appealing. It was heavy enough to really get into from a teenage rock-head perspective, but it had that commerciality that your kid sister or your parents could enjoy. My two ultimate favorite songs are the two proggy ones: "Smokin'"(I used to play that song in my band and actually was able to do the keyboard solo) and "Foreplay/Long Time," but every other song on this album is phenomenal- there are no bad songs!
Hi Stuart. Awesome choice and article
Hey Stuart. Nice write-up. It sounds like you and I are around the same age. Boston's debut was one of the defining moments in my musical life. It was and is a perfect record that sounds as great today as it did in '76.
Stuart Hey. Great choice. Boston fine choice album that I mentioned on previous series and how good it was. It's great one. I got to see Boston twice once in 76 and then in 79. The original band. So amazing to see and watch the band so got into those first two Boston albums. Tom Scholz a masterful guitarist and technician musician. I have the vinyl of Boston.
NIce pick Stuart. I picked it was well on day 1....rock solid album.
thank you, Melanie!!
23. Rory Gallagher - Photo-Finish (1978)
The title of the album was because they just got the record finished at the deadline. Rory had earlier recorded the album with keyboards…but didn’t like the results…so he scrapped it and went with a power trio…Gerry McAvoy on bass and Ted McKenna (Michael Schenker) on drums.
The album rocked hard like the early days with “Taste” and his solo recordings. This is to me Rory’s best collection of songs. I got to see him live soon after this was released; and I can tell you he was in top form. I was near the stage and got a full handshake from Rory…that was a great moment for me !!!
I rate him with Jeff Beck as the best I ever saw in concert. He had that Strat Smokin’ that night !!! (For context I saw Clapton, Page, Blackmore, West, Stevie Ray, Iommi etc.). Not to put any guitar player down, but Rory was incredible THAT night !!!
“Shin Kicker” & “Cruise on Out” are wide open fast blazing rockers. Start your day with these and get your adrenaline rush !!
“Overnight Bag” and “Shadow Play” are the two best songs. The former I put on mix CD’s all the time…and the latter has Gallagher’s best ever solo !!
“Mississippi Sheiks” is a fine tune about some old blues men. Rory , from Ireland, really identified with the classic American blues players. He was also a terrific acoustic blues guitar master !!
“The Last of the Independents” came from a movie named “Charley Varrick” . It was a film noir about a bank robber and that was the subtitle of the movie. Rory was at the end of the seventies sort of a last of the independents musically with a power trio in the era of Disco and Punk Rock.
“Fuel to the Fire.” Is a superb closer with some great power riffs at high volume. A fine bluesy end to a great record !!
Two bonus tracks now added are “Early Warning” and “Juke Box Annie”.
They are very good additions to this album.
This album stands as one of Rory Gallagher’s best !! He wrote all the songs and his guitar playing is stellar. Looking back I believe that his live album “Irish Tour ‘74” would have been better without a keyboard player. Rory was at home in a trio. His voice and guitar made it clear…that he meant business when he showed his talents to the people !!!
Rest in Peace…Rory !!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Hi Richard. Well it took you long enough to post this article…..Lol. Fantastic choice and article.
Kiss is👎
@@melaniethurber5117Thanks Melanie ! Rory is one of my all time favs. He was astounding the night I saw him. I had my mouth open in awe the entire show !!!
Well you forgot to say Lol !! So I guess your a no go on KISS. They were exciting back then before their fame overtook their talent . I don’t rate Kiss very high either. 😢😮Lol !!
@@richardbooth6063 I hate kiss with a passion plus!!!!!!!
Does this tell you anything???
@@richardbooth6063 Rory is a great musician. When you had your mouth open did you catch any flies…….Lol
@@melaniethurber5117I only caught the buzz of his Stratocaster…Lol !!😊🧚♀️🧚🏾🧚🏼♂️No Flies ….Shoo Flies !!Lol 😂😢😅
#23. Hair of the Dog - NAZARETH
Title track, Miss Misery, Whiskey Drinkin' Woman, Love Hurts
23. Mountain- Climbing (1970)
Hi Captain. Excellent choice.
@@melaniethurber5117 😊
@@captainbeyond7469Great pick Captain !!!
@@richardbooth6063 Thanks Good Sir!!
Blackfoot - Strikes (1979) Southern rock/hard rock/blues rock
Songs: Train Train, Highway Song, Road Fever
Great pick...I still have it on my list as a real strong contender, but after Pete's intro a few days ago saying that Blackfoot might fall into the Southern Rock category, I held back. It still might show up yet though. We'll see. Still sorting, adding, chopping.
Excellent pick Donald.
Great pick, Pete! I like Kiss.
My #23 AC/DC - T.N.T. (1975)
The second album by the Australian hard rockers. It was released in December 1975 only in Australia. However, most of the tracks appear the next year together with some tracks from the first album High Voltage (February 1975) on the first international release, which had the same title as the first Australian album High Voltage.
Hi Alfred. Excellent choice and article.
@@melaniethurber5117 Thank you, Mel.
Great Aussie band
23. Scorpions - Lovedrive. I remember my cousin turning me on to this album in the 80's. I was staying over at my cousins for a weekend and my older cousin broke this out and I loved it. Such great songs like Loving You Sunday Morning, Lovedrive, Another Piece of Meat, along with the awesome ballad Holiday give this album my #23 for the decade.
24. Montrose - Montrose
25. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
26. Rush - 2112
27. Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
28. Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
29. Mountain - Climbing
30. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
31. Humble Pie - Smokin'
Hi Troy. Excellent choice article and list
Day 9: Black Sabbath- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
There are some bands whose transitional albums that don't really work. Then there are other bands whose transitional albums are better than other bands best albums, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is one of them. Sabbath still brings the heavy with the title track and Killing Yourself To Live, while also dabbling in things like acoustic rock (Spiral Architect), funk (Looking For Today) and Elton John (Sabbra Caddabra). Another knockout, albeit with a little fluff.
List so far:
AC/DC: Powerage
AC/DC: Highway To Hell
Aerosmith: Rocks
Alice Cooper: Killer
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath- Paranoid
Black Sabbath- Master Of Reality
Black Sabbath- Vol. 4
Black Sabbath- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Love that album. Spiral Architect is one of my favorite Sabbath songs.
Hey Pete, Not a hugh Kiss fan but this album does rate..Today's pick for me is Boston's debut LP..not a bad track on it and still sounds amazing today..sounds great on classic radio when a song comes on in the car..
Jethro Tull -Aqualung peaked at number 7:on the bilboard charts and sold 3x Platinum on the USA . Ian Anderson insists that it is not a cocept justva collection of songs. The album's original cover art by Burton Silverman features a watercolour portrait of a long-haired, bearded man in shabby clothes. The idea for the cover came from a photograph Anderson's wife took of a homeless man on Thames Embankment,
Hi jenna. Excellent choice and article
23. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties (1974)
Favored tracks: Career of Evil, Harvester of Eyes, Flaming Telepaths, and, of course, Astronomy.
24. Rush - Fly By Night (1975)
25. Led Zeppelin - LZ IV (1971)
26. KISS - Destroyer (1976)
27. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak (1976)
28. Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation (1977)
29. Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978)
30. Deep Purple - In Rock (1970)
31. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
Alternate 1 album per band picks:
23. Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (1972)
24. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
25. UFO - Lights Out (1977)
26. King Crimson - Red (1974)
27. Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend (1970)
28. Accept - Accept (1979)
29. Budgie - In For The Kill (1974)
30. Samson - Survivors (1979)
31. Trust - Trust (1979)
Great choice, my favourite Blue Oyster Cult album.
Kevin,stunning album and choice, I have put it in next month's list. It's hard to classify BOC!!!❤
Just scrolled down to your alternative list and Demons And Wizards is on my list later this month. Both your lists are stupendous!!!❤❤❤
@@ianmcfarlane2288I just file it with Bach.
Great picks Kevin.
#23. Foreigner - debut
or Budgie - Squawk
I made my list before I knew about the light rock series, so Foreigner would have been over there, but I decided not to change anything.
Hi Joel. I like Foreigner
Stained Class -Judas Priest. Pretty similar to the prior 2 albums but without the momentum-halting soft stuff. Ain't gonna find anything radio-friendly either. Metal!!!
Not one dull moment on there. In my opinion, front to back, Judas Priests best album.
Amazing record, it's one of the most consistently metal records of the 70's... 90% of the rest would revert to a Rolling Stones or Chuck Berry riff eventually. This one was putting everything into the fast, heavy and classical music mold
@@gabriellarrubia1006 Van Halen would be in that 10%. Love some of those bands carrying on Berry & Stones but yeah huge props to bands like Priest for doing as you say.
My list updated for today...
#31 "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC.
#30 "Fly by Night" by Rush.
#29 "Rising" by Rainbow...(Yes only #29!)
#28 "Tres Hombres" by ZZ Top.
#27 "Down to Earth" by Rainbow.
#26 "Bad Company" by Bad Company.
#25 "Deguello" by ZZ Top.
#24 "Fighting" by Thin Lizzy.
#23 "Dreamboat Annie" by Heart.
Take Stargazer off of Rising and you have a pretty good not great record
@@williamtallman9816 Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks that!
#23: Rose Tattoo s/t released in Australia in 1978
Aussie Proto-Metal masters Buffalo really hit one out of the park with their 1973 masterpiece Volcanic Rock. The album truly lives up to its title, it's fiery, explosive and will obliterate anything in its way as it moves from bluesy Psych to full-on thunderous Rock, easily on par with the best Heavy Rock bands of the era.
With the powerful vocals of David Tice, the heavy duty rhythm section of Jimmy Economou on drums and Pete Wells (later slide guitarist and co-founder of Rose Tattoo) on bass, and enhanced by the crunchy, screaming guitar sound of the great John Baxter, Volcanic Rock is one of the all-time great Heavy Rock albums. These guys were truly great musicians.
"Sunrise (Come My Way)" gets the record off to a raucous start. It's easily one of the best Psych songs of the era, with fantastic guitar lines shooting over a Blues Rock riff that totally cooks. "Shylock" is another great out-and-out rocker with an even heavier riff. Other standouts on the album are the two slow, bluesy tracks with big solos, "Freedom" and "The Prophet". Even though they take up a considerable chunk of the record by themselves (over 16 minutes), the two tracks never outstay their welcome and should convince even the biggest skeptic that these guys were the Real Deal. "'Til My Death" is another good rocker (there's really not a weak track on this album). "Intro:Pound Of Flesh" is the introduction to "Shylock", but could easily be considered a separate track, and on which the band indulges in a little more lengthy soloing.
Buffalo is an extremely underrated band that should've been much more popular. Volcanic Rock is Proto-Metal and Stoner Rock at its best. If you love Sabbath's first four LPs or early Budgie you'll totally dig this album.
#23 Buffalo - Volcanic Rock (1973)
#24 MC5 - High Time (1971)
#25 Bang - S/T (1972)
#26 Cheap Trick - S/T (1977)
#27 New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon (1974)
#28 Mott The Hoople - Brain Capers (1971)
#29 The Dictators - Bloodbrothers (1978)
#30 Riot - Rock City (1977)
#31 Rose Tattoo - S/T (1978)
Great pick Chris
Chris, just found out about this band earlier in the month. I really like them, majestic choice!!❤❤
@@jeffreyrobinson9120 Thanks Jeff.
@@ianmcfarlane2288 Thanks Ian. I actually discovered them on TH-cam just a few years ago.
Great pick and write up Chris, glad I got in first and then you filled in the detail haha
Good Sunday morning, Pete. My pick today is Spectres by the great Blue Oyster Cult. Loaded with cool songs such as: Godzilla, Golden Age Of Leather, Fireworks, Celestial The Queen, I Love The Night and Nosferatu. That's some classy, original hard rock there. In my book, Blue Oyster Cult can do no wrong. As for your pick, I believe everyone should have at least one KISS album on their list.
24. Bomber - Motorhead
25. Saints & Sinners - Johnny Winter
26. We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
27. Rock & Roll Machine - Triumph
28. Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond
29. Armageddon - Armageddon
30. Four Wheel Drive - BTO
31. Burnin' Sky - Bad Company
Don't forget about Death Valley Nights.
@@kevinbrown1893 I could have listed them all. Every song is amazing!
Hi Martin. Excellent choice, article, and list. Martin I don’t have any Kiss on mine.
@@melaniethurber5117 Good morning, Mel. Thank you. Looking for your pick now.
Great pick Martin. My favorite BOC album.
Ok Pete -- the 70s is my decade for Rock.
All in chronological order except for my top 10:
#23: In Trance by Scorpions
#24: A Night at the Opera by Queen
#25: 75 Solo Album by Ted Nugent
#26: Wonderworld by Uriah Heep
#27: Self-Titled Debut by Aerosmith
#28: Demons and Wizards by Uriah Heep
#29: Fireball by Deep Purple
#30: The Cry of Love by Jimi Hendrix
#31: In Rock by Deep Purple
Mountain - Climbing. "Mississippi Queen. You know what I mean."
Hi Michael. Excellent choice
Today’s pick: SMOKIN’ by HUMBLE PIE. (1972) While there are no shredding guitar solo’s on this album, the songs themselves along with Steve Marriott’s wild, raspy vocal quality places this album high on my list of hard, bluesy, balls to the wall, rock albums of the 70’s decade. With a single album sporting songs like “Hot N’ Nasty”, “The Fixer”, “C’mon Everybody”, “30 Days In The Hole” and especially one of the all-time great album closer’s “Sweet Peace and Time” with its great riffs playing all over the place, this album just couldn’t miss my list . Ironically Steve Marriott, the leader of Humble Pie died when a fire, which was thought to be caused by Marriott falling asleep while smokin' in bed took his life.
Great choice andy
Great choice my favourite album by the Pie.
One of the first three albums I bought as a kid, still a desert island disc to this day.
Great pick Andy. I don't have this particular album, but its on my To Get list. I love Steve Marriott's vocals, and especially those on the Live at the Fillmore album.
My favourite by Humble Pie, great choice, the guitar solo on I Wonder by Clem Clempson is a bit special.
31. In Trance 😵💫 (1975) - Scorpions 🦂
30. Rising ( 1976)- Rainbow 🌈
29. The Runaways (1976) - The Runaways
28. High Voltage ⚡ (1976) - AC/DC
27. Desolation Boulevard (1974) - The Sweet 🍬
26. Return to Fantasy (1975) - Uriah Heep
25. Little Queen (1977) - Heart ♥
24. Taken By Force (1977) - Scorpions 🦂
23. Impeckable (1978) - Budgie
Tony Bourge's last album with Budgie. Stocked full of great riffs!!! Melt the Ice Away, Love for You and Me, I'm a Faker Too, Dish it Up and Yeoooow!!! ..... Smile Boy Smile. Burk Shelly RIP brother! 😢
Impeckable is a great pick. Really strong songs on there. Don’t Dilute the Water is one of their best songs.
Great list so far
THIRTY-ONE GREAT HARD ROCK or METAL ALBUMS of the 1970s
Day nine: Come Taste the Band by Deep Purple
Day eight: Red by King Crimson
Day seven: Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper
Day six: Ace Frehley by Ace Frehley
Day five: Quadrophenia by the Who
Day four: Private Eyes by Tommy Bolin
Day three: Black Rose: A Rock Legend by Thin Lizzy
Day two: Rainbow Bridge by Jimi Hendrix
Day one: New York Dolls by New York Dolls
(Limit one album per artist and presented in no particular order)
Hi David. Excellent choice and list
Interesting pick David. Not the Deep Purple album I would've expected to find on your list.
23. Van Halen- S/T (1978).
This debut was one of the great advancements in hard rock history. Not only was Eddie's playing technically innovative, but the record's sound is years ahead of its time. It ushered a new period in amplification, pickup configurations and production values that shaped the super-strat fever and high gain environment of the 80's. A lot of people say that EVH came closest to having an impact similar to that of Hendrix, and I tend to agree.
The great thing is that regardless of what you make of all this, the band had a general commitment in just writing great songs. People who are only familiar with a certain two minute solo on this record might be surprised to find that a lot of the tracks are down to earth and lack the pompous nature that some associate with Van Halen.
Running with the Devil is a childhood favorite and a good example of what I just described. It's a memorable song- but quite simple and laid back with its recognizable bass intro, verse riffs and chorus.
Eddie's typical bar chords become a huge part of the 80's sound. People often take shots at David Lee Roth, but his vocal performance is immediately impressive. Those screams in the chorus are pure gold.
Next we have the infamous Eruptions. It was tremendous novelty for the time. Granted, I wish Eddie's know-how wasn't stereotyped by these couple of minutes of out of context shred. He's got tons of better solos. Still, it is iconic and serves as a great intro.
I also can't get enough of the two-handed tapping, which isn't as present on this record as you'd imagine. Most of Eddie's solos from here on are specifically tailored for each song.
You Really Got Me is a festive, beautifully ornamented version of an already iconic song by The Kinks (It's speculated that The Kinks were the first to play power chords as we know them). It's a tasty, luscious arrangement and the solo here is even better- what with its topsy-turvy nature and the chromatic tapping segment.
Ain't Talking About Love is so strong that it could actually unite all religions and bring about world peace (people who don't get this reference are in for a real treat).
This is how you use a flange pedal properly. It elevates the intro's ladder sounding arpeggiation even further, and the chorus riff in triplets is also abrasive.
From here on, there's just a mild sequence of good rockers. I'm the One is famous for its tricky rhythm. Jamie's Crying is a simple jam with a cool cat vibe and Feel Your Love Tonight is a standard nighttime rocker.
Sandwiched in between those is Atomic Punk, which is the best song within that middle section. The shuffles and rhythmic nuances are its green, plutonium highlights. It's also one of the meaner songs, with a little bit of a metal edge.
The third portion of the album actually has some of my favorite material on this album. Little Dreamer is a calming ballad not deprived of some groove and makes you feel the same wishful vibe that it talks of. It's a song to hear while looking at the stars in the night sky.
David Lee Roth's vocals are amazing on this. He might actually be one of the best guys for this kind of moonlight & martini, R&B on the balcony vibe. Eddie's solo here is my favorite on the album. It's the melodic antithesis to Eruptions. The brief moments in which it dips its toes into Phrygian waters makes for a dramatic nudge that moves you a little on whatever armchair you're seated on.
Ice Cream Man is maybe the coolest song (heh). I find it vastly entertaining, and all would do well not to underestimate it. I hate to spoil the utter shock for anyone who hasn't heard it- but you won't believe the impossible, unprecedented guitar parts that got thrown into this song for some laughs. Early Van Halen had no throwaways even if you're rooting for it.
The album closes with its fastest track. On Fire has the most urgent riffing on it, definitely borderline metal. The vocals are phenomenal again; the chorus screams are pure gold. I also like the chord choices on this chorus quite a bit. Again, it's not far from what you'd hear in 80's hard rock and metal.
The breakdown is the heaviest thing on the record. Eddie's solo has a spiraling, unwinding quality to it that is very technical and slightly disorienting. This could be one of the best short rockers of the 70's.
Van Halen's debut record continues to stand as a historical document, or a kind of museum artifact. Like a really kick-ass vase. When we think of pioneering records, they're usually made up of details that the casual listener doesn't care about. There maybe isn't a better stepping stone record- that can also be as good of a gateway album as this one, for new listeners who perceive rock as something that must live up to its reputation of exciting music.
Classic album from Eddie & Co.....solid the whole way through.
@@garyh.238 Yeah, I binge Van Halen every summer and then some. This is maybe my 5th favorite overall from them, but it gets so many repeated listen that it took me almost no time to write about it. Side one is notorious, the final third portion has some of their best material
@@gabriellarrubia1006 I'd have to pick this one as my favourite....I had it back when it was newly released. On cassette - it got constant rotation in my car for months.
@@garyh.238 That's fair, I can't even imagine how fresh it was for everyone at the time
@@gabriellarrubia1006This was a fun article to read. It is part technical and part poetry. As someone who tries to write good reviews, this was well done !!!
I have been listening to this album since ‘78 and it’s still amazing. My favorite VH song is Little Dreamer !!
My pick for today is Muscle of Love (Alice Cooper). Favorite tracks: Crazy Little Child and Teenage Lament 1975
# 23 Kiss - Destroyer (1976) A staple I played during my high school years.
# 24 Budgie - Budgie (1971)
My July 9th selection most likely has already been posted by many of the group or will be. My 2 favorite songs are "Let There Be Rock " and " Hell Ain't A Bad Place to Be". This is the 4th studio release from the Australian band,AC/DC. Released July '77 on ATCO Records,it's AC/DC's "Let There Be Rock"
My random pick of the day is:
No Mean City - Nazareth
And for me Kiss are alright. I have never really got into them, but many songs work.
Hi everyone, out and about today so going to keep it short, sweet, classic, British and heavy...
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath BLACK SABBATH.
That s all folks, have a good Sunday!
Excellent Sabbath pick Iain. I have it as a possible contender on my list too.
Hey Iain. Wait...they actually let you out! There are probably sirens going off all over Scotland. Ooops almost forgot...England too.
@@andymudrock322 What, warning the populace that I'm trying to break back in? Could be... I voted no in the independence referendum...
@@iainhead9898 Well you were on the winning side of that vote, so you've had plenty of company there. No, they just need to know that you're out there same as Tokyo did when Godzilla was stomping around.
@@andymudrock322 Ah, back to Blue Oyster Cult again, everything comes full circle!
My pick for day 23 is Stray Dog - Stray Dog , It is bluesy, but it rocks and it's heavy too. Tramp (How it is) and Speak of the Devil are so good!
Today's pick is Rush-Rush. As you look back over the storied career of this iconic Canadian power trio, you will find that their debut is absolutely great even though it was maligned because many people could not adapt to Geddy Lee's voice. Imagine that, one of the most talented musicians in Rock history had to fend off this widespread criticism. Insane. Sure, Rush-Rush is pre-Neil Peart, but John Rutsey was fine. Not nearly as good as one of the best drummers and lyricists of all-time, but fine. Look at the songs, "Finding My Way", "Need Some Love", "What You're Doing", "In The Mood" and "Working Man". A classic through and through. Irritates me when Rush is so dissed...still even to this day by many. It is absolutely mind boggling. In at #23-Rush-Rush.
23. Rush-Rush
24. AC/DC-Powerage
25. Mountain-Climbing!
26. UFO-Force It
27. Rainbow-Rainbow Rising
28. Queen-Queen
29. Bachman-Turner Overdrive-Not Fragile
30. Kiss-Kiss
31. Nazareth-Loud 'N' Proud
Great pick one of my fave Rush albums
@@mordrid11man15 Thanks Mordrid. It is actually my favorite. But I love them all especially through Hemispheres.
Good morning Yoke. Excellent article and list
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Mel, any word yet?
Great pick Yoke. I've been hearing Rush get dogged since my high school days. I've always been a fan of the band's debut too. There are some great songs on the album and although the drummer doesn't match Neil Peart (but then, who does?), he does a more than adequate job.
Liked Kiss alot in the 70's saw them in 1976, was done with them after 1979 till the reunion in 96, done again after Peter and Ace left again. Still pull out the early albums from time to time.
Nothing from the 80’s?
Creatures of the Night
Lick it Up
Asylum
All good heavy/hard rock
@@Starman2112ofKings nope, nothing grabbed me from that period. Besides I was always an Ace, Peter, Gene, Paul fan.
My #23 - Doremi Fasol Latido from Hawkwind in 1972
Pick for Day 9: Captain Beyond's Captain Beyond. I was actually considering choosing this album for last month's list but it got snubbed by a lot of other albums I preferred, but I'm happy putting it here instead. I've already listed the entirety of this month's picks at this rate, and there's at least one other pick I have that I originally didn't know would go under Hard Rock and Heavy Metal or Progressive Rock.
Day 1: Mountain's Climbing!
Day 2: UFO Light's Out
Day 3: Scorpions' Virgin Killer
Day 4: Motörhead's Overkill
Day 5: Nazareth's Hair of the Dog
Day 6: Kiss's Rock and Roll Over
Day 7: AC/DC's Let There Be Rock
Day 8: The Who's Who's Next
Day 9: Captain Beyond's Captain Beyond
Hi Harizon. Excellent choice, article, and list
Captain Beyond's self titled album could be hard rock OR progressive. It is one of those albums that is "ambidextrous" LOL. Its a fine choice
Todays pick: Nazareth - Nazareth. Their debut album. Nazareth always had a genius for covering other peoples material and making it their own. On this album they do a stunning and very unique version of the song "Morning Dew". Other highlights are the heavy as hell "Witchdoctor Woman" and the rumbling "Fat Man".
Hi Jeffrey. Excellent choice
Dear John's a great track too!:) Can't go wrong with Nazareth, such an awesome band. Excellent choice Jeff!
Great pick Jeff, not a big fan of Nazareth ,but respect your choice!!❤
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Melanie.
@@gaznathemoon1128 Thanks Gazn.
That's my favorite studio LP by Kiss. I've been a fan since their debut on In Concert, March 1974.
Montrose - Montrose
My #23 pick is "Performance - Rockin’ the Fillmore (1971) - Humble Pie
While the entire band cooks here, frontman Marriot and lead guitarist Frampton really shine.
31. "Paranoid" (1970) - Black Sabbath
30. "Live at Leeds" (1970) - The Who
29. "In Rock" (1970) - Deep Purple
28. "Live" (1970) - Grand Funk Railroad
27. "Death Walks Behind You" (1970) - Atomic Rooster
26. "Aqualung" (1971) - Jethro Tull
25. "Killer" (1971) - Alice Cooper
24. "Look at Yourself" (1971) - Uriah Heep
Hi Charlie. Excellent choice and list
Great pick Charlie! I was thinking about this album too!
Excellent pick Charlie. One of my favorite live albums. Humble Pie was one of the best bands of the '70s. I got to see their farewell tour in 1975. Peter Frampton was also on the bill and of course he came out to play some with Humble Pie. That guitar combo of Frampton, Steve Marriott and Clem Clemson blew the roof off the arena. It was a magical night that I still remember nearly 50 years later.
Great pick Charlie ! I highly recommend the complete recordings that came out in 2013. Has 4 complete shows at the Fillmore…and all songs play uncut and longer in some cases. Worth the price for 3 more “I Walk on Gilded Splinters”. !!!
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Melanie!
My pick for Day 9 (#23 in my countdown)
Kiss - Rock And Roll Over (1976)
23) Budgie - Bandolier
#23 Alice Cooper Goes To Hell (Alice Cooper) 1976 - This album doesn't get the recognition it deserves in Alice's discography. It's a great listen and has always been a favourite of mine. Standout tracks - Go To Hell , You Gotta Dance , Didn't We Meet and Guilty.
My choice today is *Master of Reality* by Black Sabbath. I have a theory that many a band’s music suffers once critics and fans start categorising it and placing it in ever narrower genres. Back at the start of the 1970s, it wasn’t like that. You had umbrella terms like ‘progressive’ - encompassing a wide range of acts from Jethro Tull to Cream to Black Sabbath - which basically meant anyone that wasn’t just playing three minute pop singles. Heavy metal as an idea didn’t yet exist, although by 1973-1974 writers like Lester Bangs were using it on occasion to describe a certain kind of decibel onslaught if not yet a style.
Black Sabbath in 1971 was playing heavy music, but not only that. Anyone giving more than a cursory listen to ‘Master of Reality’ will be impressed by the variations musically within the songs. Take ‘Children of the Grave’, a bona fide Sabbaf classic if ever there was one. The short intro instrumental ‘Embryo’ is rudimentary to say the least, but it really works in this context to set up the incoming heaviosity of what follows. Bill Ward seems to be playing a kettle drum before a heavily treated, clattering drum part really makes the song’s rhythm come alive. This isn’t just some crash wallop merchant, this is a drummer with class and swing. Guitarist Tony Iommi was unearthing a particularly ponderous form of blues from some dark, underground place. The riffs he played on his Gibson SG led the stoners in the crowd down labyrinthine tunnels in which the only path back up to the light was to follow the singer’s anguished voice which seemed to convey genuine unease. He may not have written the lyrics, but Ozzy Osbourne made them real and believable. As an interpreter, he was brilliant back then. As for the man that did write the words, he is the unsung hero of the group for me. Geezer Butler took the concerns of an intelligent young working class guy back then - threat of nuclear annihilation, misgivings about societal collapse and the loss of religion, feelings of depression and alienation and fears of madness - and created a new and distinctive kind of subject matter for rock songs that to my mind stands up way better than the hammy and laboured words sung by the likes of Ian Gillan and Robert Plant.
‘Sweat Leaf’, ‘Lord of This World’, ‘Into the Void’, the gorgeous ‘Solitude’… this is all great stuff. But heavy metal? Not to my ears it isn’t. It’s music, played by musicians who were too busy to analyse what they were coming up with and playing to crowds too under the influence of red Leb and Watneys Party Seven to bother deciding what musical genre they were listening to. Fook that, mate, let’s boogie!
By the early ‘80s, Black Sabbath had been placed firmly in the metal camp and they started playing and dressing to the stereotype. Any colour of dress would do, so long as it was black. The hair got more styled and more MTV rawk. The music lost its subtlety and was heavy because the fans would no longer accept anything else. They had decided what Black Sabbath was, and woe betide the group if it tried to do anything that didn’t fit the mould. But back in 1971 there was no mould, just four inventive musicians inadvertently making a new kind of music that would change the world.
Awesome write-up Patrick! One of the best I've ever seen on SoT. The first time I can ever remember hearing the term "heavy metal" was in Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild" from 1968. So far as I know that's where the term originated, but I could be wrong. I agree with you about labels. Black Sabbath was totally unique and influential in their time largely because they didn't fit neatly into any category.
What an interesting read. Very well put.
@@christophercoles4401Thanks so much. Yes, it was used with regards Steppenwolf, but I think it was a way of describing the sound rather than coining a genre. I think I’m right in saying that it started to be used more widely in the early to mid ‘70s.
@@UnchainedTrooperThank you
@@patrickcrowther9195 Yes, Steppenwolf used it to describe the sound of motorcycle engines.
#23: Judas Priest: Stained Class
One of my fav bands if not Fav ( love my Sabbath too ) KISS first album for me 100,000 YEARS is so bad ass!!!!!
Day 9. Servant - Shallow Water British Columbia band Servant was one of the early hard rocking Christian bands of renown. They do resemble Jefferson Airplane.
1. MC5 - High Times
2. Resurrection Band - Music to Raise the Dead
3. Starz- S/T
4. Brownsville Station - Yeah!
5. Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo
6. Iggy & the Stooges - Metallic KO
7. The Boyzz (From Illinoiz) - Too Wild To Tame
8. Humble Pie - In Concert "Winterland San Francisco 1973
9. Servant - Shallow Water
Hey Cajun. I'm not familiar with Servant. I'll have to do some homework.
@@christophercoles4401 they had a spotty career in the late 70's early 80's career.
My pick is the amazing debut by Montrose. A classic. Make it last. Rock candy. Sammy sounds amazing for his age at this point. Space station #5. One of the rock debuts that could be a greatest hits all on its own
That's my favorite 70's studio Kiss album, Pete. Would love for Steven Wilson to remix those early albums though.
Oh yeah ! Hotter than Hell is my favorite Kiss album period !
#23 Judas Priest-killing machine/hell bent for leather!!!!! Both of those tunes along with delivering the goods, take on the world and their cover of the green manalishi(with the two pronged crown)
Samson..... Survivors
Released June 1979.
Bruce Dickinson's first recordings are found here as bonus tracks. He became Samson's singer after the album was done as guitarist Paul Samson ably sings on the album, then Dickinson was later recorded replacing Samson's vocals.
More importantly for fans of the band Gillan, it's bassist John McCoy co-wrote and produced this album, making this a must have for us Gillan fans. It is often overlooked that McCoy and keyboardist Colin Towns wrote most of the music on their beloved Gillan albums, not the more famous guitar players they had Bernie Torme and Janick Gers. (Towns also lends some keyboards for this Samson record.)
Paul Samson would return the favor to McCoy in five years by playing guitar on the great McCoy solo album Think Hard.
There is no ballads or commercial crap on this album. As its declares on the back cover, "FOR BEST RESULTS PLAY LOUD WHEN WRECKED."
This was the early days of heavy metal when there were few albums of exclusively hard rock on a record. Major labels always wanted a ballad for a single and not turn off the girlfriends of the album owner.
Back in the day a local college heavy metal DJ would tell the listener how many hard rock tracks was on a seventies era album. That was essential information for a hard rock fan before the internet and Kerrang! Magazine. There also were few independent record stores owned and run by hard rock fans yet to help guide us.
Samson is/was strictly imports to America for us hardcore metal fans. There are reissues that came later that basically renamed the albums as if they were Bruce Dickinson solo records.
Regardless of all that background, this is a cool album. Just disregard the "WHEN WRECKED" advisory if you are in AA or NA.
Thank you to fellow commentator Kevin Brown for picking this first, reminding me that this is a seventies record.
Good pick with Hotter Than Hell from Kiss, Pete. I'll be going over the Kiss seventies output later this month to pick my favorite. I'm personally picking my favorite album from my favorite 31 seventies hard rock acts.
Great pick, Richard! My favourite Samson album is Head On (1980)
@@Alfred_Domke_antispace-sounds I have Head On on cassette. I should get it on CD.
@@Alfred_Domke_antispace-sounds I have a small Samson section. I like it all, I should fill it out more.
@@richardmay8153 I only have the first three albums.
Today I'm going with Rainbow Down to Earth..
This was one of the albums that really turned me on to hard Rock..
Very commercial, and full of hits, but undeniably rockin...
Graham, what a vocalist and front man..
I love Kiss, they'll be on my list later in the month. My pick today is Rocks by Aerosmith.
Hi erich like your pick.
23) Kiss... Dressed to Kill